Week 5 (Buzzwole) winner

Pidgeot-Mega @ Pidgeotite
Ability: Tangled Feet
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
- Hurricane
- Heat Wave
- U-turn
- Roost

Empoleon @ Shuca Berry
Ability: Torrent
EVs: 252 HP / 8 Def / 248 SpD
Calm Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Scald
- Stealth Rock
- Defog
- Toxic

Buzzwole @ Leftovers
Ability: Beast Boost
EVs: 252 HP / 24 Atk / 116 Def / 12 SpD / 104 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Ice Punch
- Earthquake
- Bulk Up
- Roost

Krookodile @ Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Earthquake
- Knock Off
- Pursuit
- Stone Edge

Latias @ Electrium Z
Ability: Levitate
EVs: 16 HP / 32 Def / 208 SpA / 252 Spe
Timid Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Draco Meteor
- Thunder
- Calm Mind
- Recover

Sylveon @ Leftovers
Ability: Pixilate
EVs: 240 HP / 252 Def / 16 SpD
Bold Nature
IVs: 0 Atk
- Hyper Voice
- Wish
- Protect
- Heal Bell

by Esche

This team consists of the offensive core of AoA Mega Pidgeot and Z-Thunder Latias, backed up by the incredibly potent defensive core of Buzzwole, Sylveon and Empoleon, and completed by Choice Scarf Krookodile. Z-Thunder Latias aims to remove Empoleon, the number one check to Mega Pidgeot in the tier by usage at the moment, after a single Calm Mind boost with Gigavolt Havoc. The spread always avoids the 2HKO from Choice Scarf Krookodile's Pursuit, as well as the OHKO from the occassional Crunch. Stealth Rock + Defog on Empoleon, because I'm not insane enough to run Scarf rocks. Toxic to deal with Primarina and CM Latias better, even though Roar can also work in that spot, and Shuca Berry over Leftovers to help with Mega Aerodactyl, which can be a pain. Sylveon gets a good amount of opportunities to heal Empoleon with Wish, so it's not that big of a deal giving up passive recovery. Bulk Up Buzzwole makes sure this team doesn't get swept by Mega Swampert, beats bulky SD Scizor 1v1, is a Mamoswine check, and so on and so on ... y'all know this 'mon is great. Ice Punch + Earthquake is my preferred coverage of choice on this team: Ice + Ground is incredible coverage (see Mamoswine) that hits a number of its supposed checks super-effectively. Losing out on both of Buzzwole's STAB might seem like a weird choice, but this thing isn't actually supposed to hit hard from he get-go. It is moreso tailored to succeed in its defensive role as well as a late-game sweeper. The spread takes 2 Rain Boosted Waterfalls from Mega Swampert after Stealth Rock and Leftovers recovery. Choice Scarf Krookodile provides the team with an electric immunity, fast revenge killer and Pursuit trapper, while also offering support with Intimidate. It is supposed to help dealing with CM Raikou, Xurkitree and Mega Aerodactyl, all of which can annoy Mega Pidgeot. Wish/Cleric Sylveon in the last spot, completing the defensive core and providing the team with a Dragon immunity, much more reliable Dark resist, Buzzwole switch-in (!!) and is overall a great utility 'mon (B- my ass LOL). Changes I have considered/tested: The team struggles versus stall, but that can be somewhat mitigated by opting for the Work Up + Refresh set on Pidgeot instead of the AoA variant. CM BoltBeam on Latias lessens the need for Ice Punch on Buzzwole, therefore opening a slot for Lunge/Leech Life, which allows it to take on/pressure bulky Psychic types (Reuniclus for example is a problem). This, however, does come at the cost of a powerful STAB move, which leaves Latias with fewer options to successfully apply pressure in some situations.

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